Comments on: Hansen is a go for the Travershttp://blog.timesunion.com/horseracing/hansen-is-a-go-for-the-travers/9182/
National and local horse racing newsThu, 04 Aug 2016 14:45:36 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1By: charles corthttp://blog.timesunion.com/horseracing/hansen-is-a-go-for-the-travers/9182/#comment-23496
Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:42:04 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/horseracing/?p=9182#comment-23496Thank you for not painting the horse’s tail blue again. That was just plain wrong.
]]>By: Jenhttp://blog.timesunion.com/horseracing/hansen-is-a-go-for-the-travers/9182/#comment-23225
Wed, 08 Aug 2012 01:27:29 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/horseracing/?p=9182#comment-23225I think the whole thing is a sticky wicket. I don’t want to see the connections push the horse beyond his abilities; nothing wrong with being a great miler. Who would want to break his heart, spirit, or anything else? Just please choose wisely and try as hard as possible to run him safe.

I’d like to see Mike Smith have another try with Hansen, if he was willing to do it. Ramon D is also great, and he knows the horse well, but may be committed to Alpha. Who knows, maybe Hansen would like a lady who knows the Spa well, like Rosie. It’s hard because it’s possibly not good to be doing all this jockey-swapping as if this is a GRE problem. I hope they find someone, if Ramon is committed, that has good chemistry with the horse.

It’s true Hansen has a couple of 2nds on his record, once on dirt-slop and once on synthetic. But the two finishes off-the-board were when it was really hot/humid; I don’t think Hansen likes those conditions much. I hope the weather is clear and cool on Aug 25 at Saratoga. Then we will really see what Hansen can do with distance, although it can also be good when a horse is able to overcome sub-optimal conditions. Prayers for a good run; we’ll see. But, if this is hard for him, stick to 1 1/16 or less. Even Baffert likes to say that attempting to change a horse’s “style” is a very hard, if not impossible, thing to do. Horse hugs for the lovely Hansen…

]]>By: Rayhttp://blog.timesunion.com/horseracing/hansen-is-a-go-for-the-travers/9182/#comment-23215
Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:27:24 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/horseracing/?p=9182#comment-23215Mike Maker is an idiot if he thinks he got a bad ride. Hansen is a white horse…..THAT’S IT. How he was able to win any Derby prep races is beyond me. Hansen will never win another race again. Unless he drops in for a tag.
]]>By: Whatadisgracehttp://blog.timesunion.com/horseracing/hansen-is-a-go-for-the-travers/9182/#comment-23210
Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:44:41 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/horseracing/?p=9182#comment-23210I agree with you 100% SAJ, but he will take more than his share of the betting money if he goes in the Travers.
]]>By: dshttp://blog.timesunion.com/horseracing/hansen-is-a-go-for-the-travers/9182/#comment-23209
Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:37:49 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/horseracing/?p=9182#comment-23209selfishly, I am glad they are sending Hansen to the Travers…cuz he will get play from alot of people and first time type bettors who watch the triple crown races…He is an AUTO TOSS for me….
]]>By: Saratoga AJhttp://blog.timesunion.com/horseracing/hansen-is-a-go-for-the-travers/9182/#comment-23180
Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:11:46 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/horseracing/?p=9182#comment-23180Whatadisgrace:
I’m afraid Hell will freeze over before Hansen is favored in the Travers or any 10F race at this point.. 8-1 maybe.
The horse is a miler, and it is a disservice to place him in races beyond that distance. He should run in the 7F Kings Bishop on Travers day, where he would very likely be favored. Then point for the BC Mile on dirt (or grass?). Dr. Hansen has a nice horse, and he’ll ruin him if he keeps entering him in longer races.
]]>By: Whatadisgracehttp://blog.timesunion.com/horseracing/hansen-is-a-go-for-the-travers/9182/#comment-23172
Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:54:27 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/horseracing/?p=9182#comment-23172Good, Hansen is running in the Travers. I can’t wait for him to be made the even-money favorite.

This horse can not go beyond 1 1/16. He ran against a bunch of thrid-rate horses in WV and folded up like a lawn chair coming down the stretch. Does anyone remember Shackleford from a year ago?